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FIRST INNING Sox top: Oh, no. What happened to small ball? Scott Podsednik walked on four pitches but Willie Harris wasn't asked to sacrifice and Podsednik was picked off. Cubs top: Carlos Zambrano was smokin'. You could hear the pop on his pitches. So far, so good, but you worry about his elbow letting the bullpen in too early. Sox bottom: When Jose Contreras throws strikes and forgets about nibbling, he usually has a good game. After the quick, tidy 1-2-3 inning, it looks like a good game. Cubs bottom: Derrek Lee hasn't had a hit yet in this series after bouncing out. If he is starting a slump, the offense is in deeper trouble than it's in one already. SECOND...

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FIRST INNING
Sox top: Oh, no. What happened to small ball? Scott Podsednik walked on four pitches but Willie Harris wasn't asked to sacrifice and Podsednik was picked off.
Cubs top: Carlos Zambrano was smokin'. You could hear the pop on...

PregameSituation: Like Friday, and again Sunday, what to do with DH Carl Everett?
Ozzie Guillen's decision: Put Everett in right field and sit Jermaine Dye, even though Dye is by far the better fielder and was hitting .429 in his...

The White Sox and Cubs showed Saturday why their seasons are heading in opposite directions.
After Carlos Zambrano shut them out on one hit over seven innings, the Sox broke through with four runs in the eighth off the Cubs' bullpen to spark a 5-3...

The most impressive number for Jose Contreras was 67.
That was the percentage of strikes Contreras threw Saturday that enabled him to last seven innings, keeping the White Sox within striking distance in their 5-3 comeback victory over the...